“Charlie is a 'physician’s physician' – always learning. He embodies the phrase compassionate care. Everyone should be so fortunate as to have a Charlie Belisle in their life.”
— Bill Dexter, MD, longtime colleague of Charlie’s and founder of the Dr. Charles M. Belisle Scholarship Fund
The Impact of Your Giving
More than 20 Biddeford High School graduates have received a Charles M. Belisle Scholarship since the award was established in 2005. Our goal is to endow the fund at a level that will sustain two annual scholarship awards. Thank you for supporting Maine’s future healthcare workforce!
The Dr. Charles M. Belisle Scholarship Fund is an endowed fund at Maine Medical Center that provides annual scholarship awards for graduating seniors from Biddeford High School to pursue higher education in a health profession.
A native of Biddeford, Dr. Belisle graduated from St. Louis High School, which has since been folded into Biddeford High School. He went on to attend University of Maine, where he played on the 1965 Tangerine Bowl football team, the only University of Maine team to quality for and participate in a Bowl game. He studied medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed his residency at the Naval Hospital. He became Board certified in Family Medicine in 1974.
In 2020, Dr. Belisle retired after 41 years of distinguished service as a family medicine physician and faculty member within Maine Medical Center’s Department of Family Medicine. He exemplifies the finest in medicine and is beloved as an articulate, knowledgeable, and compassionate teacher who instilled a deep respect for patients in all of the learners he mentored. Dr. Belisle’s commitment to the community is demonstrated through his decades of service in the Maine Air National Guard.
To discuss the fund or other giving options by emailing Emily Smaldon or by calling (207) 662-2669, or to make a safe, secure, and confidential gift, please complete the following information.
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